Technically SNW is a disco spinoff though, so they might want to watch it for completion’s sake. Also disco is not even a bad show, just not very good Trek. They might very well enjoy it
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TWeaK@lemm.ee 9 months agoMy advice: skip Disco, Strange New Worlds is much, much better. Maybe watch through Lower Decks seasons 1-3 before season 2 of SNW, but it wouldn’t matter too much if not. Prodigy (cartoon hologram Captain Janeway show with kids for a crew) is also decent but definitely targeted at a younger audience.
Disco does provide context to SNW (as do the recent-ish Chris Pine movies), but in my opinion Disco is more of a modern recycled sci fi show with Trek branding, rather than a proper Trek show. SNW is close to TOS in style, in a good, updated kind of way.
Lower Decks captures a lot of that Gene Roddenberry “all the characters are good guys” style better than anything since Voyager as far as I’m concerned. It’s a charming side piece show that really kind of ties it all together while drowning viewers in fan service.
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
DrChaotica@startrek.website 9 months ago
The Orville is on up there too, but I agree Lower Decks is better.
TWeaK@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I think Orville captures the Gene Roddenberry character style a little better than Lower Decks, in homage to TNG and others of that era, meanwhile Lower Decks is both more of a “true” Trek while also being a meta commentary that’s separate but adjacent to the main storyline. So Orville is kind of ahead of Lower Decks in terms of its significance to its universe, while Lower Decks is a bit more authentic.